The Walk Home

I walked the mile home in my VFFs. I’m amazed by how the small amount of padding actually protects my feet from acorns, rocks and sticks. I can feel my foot start to wrap around the obstacle, I change my stride accordingly, but no pain. That’s a good thing while I’m toughening up my feet and building muscle.

Ultimately, I feel like we spare ourselves too much pain in life (see The Avoidance Of Pain post from a few days ago). Pain is our birthright. It’s a finely tuned sense that has taken a long time to develop. It’s there for a reason and we do everything in our ability to deaden it and prevent the notification.

Nature’s way of getting rid of pain is strengthening us. Man’s way of getting rid of pain is weakening us.